3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV

Posted on 8 Feb 2022 by nivedita mukerjee

Issue #83, 8th February 2022

Did you know gardening boosts children’s confidence? Chunking of information improves working memory?Providing environments to fail and learn improves growth mindset? What are the 3 top tips for practices that successful students have? That I.Q., hard work and goal orientation are necessary but not sufficient for student success?

Teachers, check out the master class I am doing this Friday on Rubrics, Assessment for Student Success. If you ever wondered Why is Rubric considered one of the best ways for assessment? How to create a Rubric? When to use a Rubric? Who is the Rubric for? What makes a good Rubric? Then this two hour session will help you with that. This is a CENTA (Center for Teacher Accreditation) certified master class. Join me if you wish for a engaging learning session.

Three Images of the Week

Learning and the Brain- A few quick facts | An Ethical Island

3 Facts about Mindset in Learning Infographic - e-Learning Infographics

Two Thoughts of the Week

‘Any fool can know. The point is to understand.’ –Albert Einstein

‘The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.’ –Alvin Toffler

One Video of the Week

Douglas talks about the research on top students learning habits. Douglas is the founder and Global Chairman of Elevate Education. Douglas and Elevate has spent the last 13 years benchmarking the practices of the highest performing students in order to identify exactly what drives student performance. Today, Elevate works with over 1200 schools across Australia, the UK, South Africa and the US in order to raise student and school performance.

Douglas has been profiled in a series of books on Australia’s top and emerging leaders.

Showcase of the week

To Rubric Or Not To Rubric 2022

https://m.centa.org/pwa/masterclasses/package/ind/263

This is your link for registering to the professional development session on Rubrics as a way of assessment. See you there.

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